Container



l. L. WILCOX 2,086,887

CONTAINER Fil ed March 5, 1936 July 13, 1937. 1

IN VENTOR ATTORNEYS patterns is, 11937? J l v siT- fi of Newyork v 1 Militants was 3;

"receptacle or case for the'cigarettes until they are consumed. i l

The invention can 1 inafter setforth and claimed.

to the accompanying drawing in which like charviews. l 20 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the con- @tainer, partly in section, embodying my inven fltion.

, 1 slightly modifiedfform. l 1 25 Figure 3 isa view, similar v to Figure 2, showmg asecond modification] 1 The invention comprises generally a tubular section, a bottom closure arranged in, one end of the tubular section, a bagofthin, flexible mateor the bag extending over the. upper edge of the of said section, a sleeve encircling. said tubular j sectioln said bottom closure cooperating with the lowerend ofsaid ,s'leeve'to 56611138117116 same to Ythe tubularsecti on and theopenend of the bag .section, and a slip cover for the container;

Referring to Figure 1, ill designates a tubular f sectionghre shown as of conventional circular Qform, and isencircled by a sleeve ll, the lower .1 endof whichterminates in line with the lower j edge of the casing Ill, and the upper end termi-v ,fnates a short, distance from the upper edge of the section, I0. The casing -I is provided witha suitable bottom closure. As shown in Figure 1,*' the bottom closure 12 ,ismetallic and provided with an outwardly fiaringflange I3 of sufificient 1 width to overlap thelower edges of both the casing andthe sleeve ii, and is crimped as at M.

.with an [aperture I5, and a disk' l fi slidablyfitting .the tubularsection i0 is arrangedon the top of l the bottom closure; ,A bag l'l off thin, .flexible material is arranged. in thecasing "I0, with the fThis invention relates'to containers ,of the type" bricated whollyonpartlyfrom fibrous rfnatea rial-ysuch as paper-board gand which container-x 'ncludes a liner bagof moisture proof material. 1 objector the invention-is acontainer ofthe type described of construction suitablekto permit attractive appearance] andserves as a suitable "sts'in the novel features" andlin the combinationsand constructions here- In describingthis invention, reference isl-had T Fsection and overlappingthe upper outer. surface extending between said: sleeve, and said. tubular QThebottornfclosure I2 is preferablyprovided V 5 it was}; ofthe bag r stmg uses the angle. m"

upper edge of the bag extends over the upper Isaac L. wu'eox, Fulton, N. Y.,assignor to oswego J Falls Corporation'gFulton, N. Y., a corporation it edge of the casing lo landfd o'w n the outer face thereof, and is secured between the upper portion of the sleeve ll andthe casing ID. The object of theaperture i5 is to permitthe disk I61 and the bottom ;,of thesbag 'H to be elevated slightly to bring thtop ends of the cigarettes, or

other contents of the container; abovethe top edge of the casing l0 so that they may be more conveniently removed. e

l The container is provided with a suitable top closure, here shown in the nature of a slip cover the top edge of the sleeve H. l i l Where the container is intended for use as a package for cigarettes and the like, it is prefer able to have ajtop closure sealed to the. open end of the bag. 7 As shownin Figure l, the slip cover is provided with a liner l9 formed of the same material as the bag 11, this material being thin,

flexible and moisture-proof, and preferably transparent. There are certain types of cellophane thatymeets these requirements. The deprovided with a depending 1 annular flange l8 which encircles the top portion of the casing l0 andthe overlapping portionof the bag IT with l the bottom edgeof the flange abutting against pendingflange of the liner l9.is temporarily attached to the inner surface of theflange it of the slip cover, as by suitable adhesive. The overlapping portion ofthe bag I! is coated with a. suitable adhesive, as at 20. This adhesive is of the thermoplastic type. That is,when the ad hesive is applied and-permitted to dry, it doesnot have the quality of adhering to any. substance until the application of heat. Accordingly, after 7 l the contents, have been inserted in the container, the slipcover with the liner I9 is inserted on the container as shown, and through the external application of heat on the flange [8 the liner be: comes permanently sealed or bonded to the overlapping portion of the bag l9. This effects a completely integral and sealed moisture'tight container for the cigarettes. If desired, the liner 19 can be applied by placing adisk of the sheet material over thetop. of the container and sub; sequently. pressing the slip cover and the flange of the liner is then united with the overlapping portion of the bag bythe application of heat, as before described.

1 In Figure 2, thelower end of the sleeve ll terminates just short of the lower endof the tubular section' lo, and the flange 13 or the bottom closure is crimped onto the lower end of the tu-y bular section II). While this structure is essentially the same as that shown in Figure 1, it is of different external design and appearance.

In Figure 3, the bottom closure 2| is formed of fibrous material 'with a depending annular flange 22, which is secured to the lower end of the tubular section it) by a metallic retaining ring 23 being crirnped as shown.

The tubular section l0 and the sleeve ll renders the casing of the container rigid and durable, and the modified structures in Figures 2 and 3 permit a choice in the construction and in the external appearance of the container and efiects a neat and attractive package which may be used as a cigarette case or a humidor.

What I claim is:

1. A container comprising a tubular section, a bottom closure secured in one end of. said tubular section a sleeve encircling said tubular section; the lower edge of said sleeve terminating adjacent the lower edge of said tubular section, and the upper edge of said sleeve terminating. short of the upper edge of said section, a disk overlapping the bottom closure and slidably fitting said tubular section, a bag of thin, flexible material arranged in said section withthe bottom of the bag resting upon said disk, and the open end of the bag extending over the upper edge of said tubular section and extending downwardly between said section and the upper portion of said sleeve, and being secured between the same, the

remaining portion of said bag being unattached to the casing, said bottom closure being provided with an aperture to permit'the application of pressure to said disk to move the same toward the top of the container, and a cover for the open end of the container.

2. A container for cigarettes and the like comprising a cylindrical casing, a sleeve encircling the casing and extending from the lower end thereofv upwardly, withithe upper end of the sleeve terminating short of the top of the casing, a liner bag of thin, flexible material arranged in the casing with the open end of the bag extending over the upper edge of the casing and downwardly between the casing and the upper end of the sleeve and being secured therebetween, and the body of said bag being unattached to the casing, a closure for the bag comprising a disk of thin, flexible material extending across the open end of the'bag with the margin of the disk extending downwardly about the overlapping portion of the bag and being cemented thereto, a disk of relatively stifi material slidably mounted in the lower end of the casing and being operablefwhen pressed inwardly to move the bottom of the bag upwardly, and a slip cover for-the container having 2, depending annular flange encircling the overlapping marginal portion of the bag closure.

ISAAC L. WlLCOX. 

